Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte, had issued Proclamation 514 declaring Friday, June 15, 2018, as the date of the upcoming Eid'l Fitr (End of Ramadan) annual non-working public holiday of the Philippines, in accordance with Republic Act 9177.

Last summer (19-Jul-2017), Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No. 269, s. 2017 which listed the special and regular public holidays in the Philippines for the calendar year 2018, and included a slot to be filled-in for the Eid'l Fitr (End of Ramadan) non-working public holiday added to the list of Philippines public holidays a decade ago (23-Jan-2002).

Contrary to the announcement of Tuesday, July 29, 2014, as the date of the 2014 Eid'l Fitr annual non-working public holiday in the Philippines (14-Jul-2014), which generated flak from the Muslim Community (17-Jul-2014), we do not expect this year's announced date to do so, as the past 3 years also did not (16-Jun-2017, 04-Jul-2016 and 09-Jul-2015).